Aniston and Witherspoon topped the list of the highest-paid actors in TV series

Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pratt and Sylvester Stallone became the leaders of the rating of the highest-paid actors of the series. According to Variety, each of them receives about $2 million for participating in one episode.

The top ten highest-paid performers also included Kenneth Branagh with a fee of $1.4 million dollars per episode in the Laird project, Harrison Ford and Jason Segel, who receive $ 1.3 million per episode in Therapy. Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser earn $1.2 million each for filming The Dutton Ranch, while Elisabeth Moss (The Shining) earns $1.1 million.

Zendaya ("Euphoria"), Nicolas Cage ("Spider-Noir") receive about $1 million per episode and Robert De Niro ("Day Zero"). The stars of the series "Murders in one Building" Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short also, according to the publication, receive more than $ 1 million per episode. Jennifer Garner also crossed this threshold for starring in the miniseries "Five Star Weekend."

Experts note that the amounts presented are approximate and in some cases may include not only direct payment for filming, but also production bonuses.

Despite the overall reduction in the production of TV series, the stars maintain ultra-high incomes. Streaming platforms are willing to pay such sums to artists capable of attracting a mass audience. The stars themselves are attracted by the format of short seasons: instead of the classic 22 episodes for terrestrial TV, modern projects are increasingly limited to six or ten episodes.

At the same time, it becomes more difficult for actors who are not in the category of stars of the first magnitude to maintain their earnings. Due to the short seasons, their total income decreases, which is why studios are increasingly allowing performers to work on several projects at the same time.